As we were just discussing, the White House banned reporters from the New York Times, CNN, and Politico from this past Friday’s scheduled briefing with Sean Spicer. At the time, the administration assured us that it was nothing out of the ordinary, and that we shouldn’t read too much into it. Audio just released from the private press event, however, tells a different story. In it, the White House Press Secretary can be heard telling those journalists that were allowed into the room why their associates had been kept out. “We’re going to aggressively push back,” he said. “We’re just not going to sit back and let, you know, false narratives, false stories, inaccurate facts get out there.” The following audio comes by way of Politico.
As for why this is happening right now, I hope to post more later tonight, but, for the time being, let’s just say that Dan Rather was probably onto something last night when he told Chris Matthews that a lot of this is a “very calculated smokescreen” meant to draw attention away from stories about Trump’s Russian connections.
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They have got to go.
What part of “the decisions of this President will not be questioned” do these reporters not understand?
Just to clarify, this is the same Sean Spicer who said in December that keeping certain news organizations from White House press conferences wouldn’t happen in a Democracy, correct?
Word is that the intelligence community hates him mostly because he believes random stuff he learns from TV and Twitter than the intelligence briefings which he is rumored to not attend. So, if these Russian connections are there, why don’t they bury him either through official channels or by leaking the evidence to the press?
To be clear, I’m asking to really ask. It’s not a rhetorical question because I’m implying there’s nothing there with the Russians. I hope there he is. I want him out of there. I’m already pissed that I will have to look at his orange punchy face every time I visit the National Portrait Gallery as do generations of my offspring assuming he doesn’t cause WW3.
Granted, I don’t have any sources in the intelligence community, but I think it goes beyond the fact that he gets his information from Fox News, Tony. My sense is that some in the intelligence community are genuinely concerned about the power Putin seems to wield over this administration. As for why they don’t bury him right now, I have no idea. My guess, however, is that the wheels are in motion.
Are they just school yard bullies writ large?
It takes a long time to build a case for impeachment. Especially since the house would need to initiate the process. The standard of proof will need to be extremely high and the crime treasonous.
Bill Clinton was impeached for lying about a blowjob.
Tony, Tablet Magazine says there’s nothing to the story, and that’s why the other shoe hasn’t dropped.
re: Does Trump really believe the media are “an enemy of the people”? Please.
– At the time Trump says it, he believes it. Tomorrow who knows. An honest tweet would have said “the media are the enemy of me because they won’t say what I want them to say.” He can’t influence responsible media like he did the New York Post, and this annoys him bigly.
re: The Apprentice and Celebrity Apprentice at NBC, where Trump sat atop the Nielsens for 13 years.
– Not true. It’s an alternative fact that he was top of the rating for 13 years, e.g. season 5 was 72nd.
But these are all distractions from the Russian issue. Let’s hope the truth comes out whatever it is, also the tax return.
Bill Clinton face a Republican Congress. Congress, specifically the house need to introduce articles of impeachment. If Trump faced a opposition led Congress, he might have already been impeached on lesser charges. With a GOP help House, the charges will need to be very well founded, treasonous and so undeniable.
PS Tablet speaks with far too much certainty about matters still under investigation. Any new outlet that dismisses an ongoing story should be questionned.
http://video.gq.com/watch/the-closer-with-keith-olbermann-the-intel-community-and-the-slow-death-of-trump-s-presidency